Originally Posted by windowontheAside

I generally have a quick word as I leave - "Just popping out for a minute" etc and then catch the eye of the same lounge dragon as I come back. Even if they're busy serving someone else they generally look up and nod.

Seems like a sort of compromise between queueing again and barging through.

Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave

I know we are on this planet for way too few years, but in the grand scheme of things are we really so time conscious that we don't spare a few seconds [which is what we are talking about here] to maintain politeness? The lounge ladies have to keep their wits about them for all sorts of reasons and it's not unreasonable to give her (or indeed him) the courtesy of our attention briefly.

Sure, if you are waved back in that's fine. Otherwise, well, it's part of being British surely?